stratman323 said:
I thought I read somewhere that Fogerty used a 3/4 scale guitar in his early days? Lennon did too, I think. When I saw Fogerty a year or so ago, he mainly played a Les Paul...
For what I know he used his Rickenbacker 325 on the whole first CCR record.
On the 'Bayou Country' album he use the 325 and a Gibson ES-175 (tuned down a whole step to D). 'Born On The Bayou' and 'Good Golly Miss Molly' is the Rick 325. 'Bootleg' and 'Proud Mary' is the ES-175.
Somtime after that, he began using Les Pauls and later in CCR years it was two different Les Pauls. One (the one with Bigsby) shortened to a 3/4 guitar for regular tuning and the black Custom for the tuned down songs.
The 'Willy Ande The Poorboys' album has some really great Les Pauls sonds, according to my opinion.
stratman323 said:
...I agree with the other posters, those Gricks are likely to increase in value as they are relatively rare. Messing around with a vintage guitar is nearly always a bad idea...
I think that depends on how you see it...
If I will really will love the guitar with three pickups and will use it with great delight for many years, I don't see any problem at all to alter it from original. That is, even if it's value in original shape will be doubled in, for example, ten years. The love and delight has a BIG, BIG value for me.
But if it's value in original shape will increase, let's say ten times in ten years, maybe(!) I will regret if I alter it from original (if the value of the altered guitar then would be ten times lower than if it was original).
BUT!!! Money value isn't everything. The joy of playing a loved instrument is a BIG value! At least as I see it!